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      <title>PMD forecasts rain, thundershowers on Friday; How many districts will be affected?</title>
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      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread rain and thundershowers for Friday in various parts of the country, accompanied by a flash flood warning in vulnerable districts due to expected heavy downpours.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rain is likely in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), northeastern Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir, while hot and humid weather will prevail in other parts of the country, particularly Sindh and southern Balochistan.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Citizens are advised to take precautionary measures as windstorms, lightning and heavy downpours may damage vulnerable structures such as kacha houses, electric poles, billboards, solar panels, and parked vehicles.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="islamabad" href="#islamabad" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Islamabad&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Islamabad, partly cloudy skies are expected with a 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="khyber-pakhtunkhwa" href="#khyber-pakhtunkhwa" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rainfall is expected in Chitral, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Peshawar, and southern districts, including Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Waziristan, and Tank.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="punjab" href="#punjab" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Punjab&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Upper and central Punjab, including Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Sargodha, and Jhan,g are expected to receive rain-wind/thundershowers.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Southern Punjab districts such as Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Bhakkar, Multan, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu, Lodhran, Toba Tek Singh, Pakpattan, Vehari and Sahiwal may witness rain with isolated heavy falls.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="sindh" href="#sindh" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Sindh&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sindh will remain hot and humid, though isolated rain is possible in Tharparkar, Umerkot, and some coastal areas during the evening or night.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="balochistan" href="#balochistan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Balochistan&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Balochistan, isolated rain-thundershowers are likely in Barkhan, Musakhel, Zhob, Khuzdar, Lasbela, and Awaran, while the rest of the province will remain hot and humid.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2&gt;&lt;a id="kashmir-and-gilgit-baltistan" href="#kashmir-and-gilgit-baltistan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are likely to experience cloudy weather with rain and thunderstorms, with heavy falls expected in some areas of Kashmir.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The authorities have urged citizens, particularly in flood-prone areas, to remain vigilant and avoid unnecessary travel during heavy rains.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The emergency services and local administrations have been put on alert to deal with any untoward situation.&lt;/p&gt;
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      <content:encoded xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><![CDATA[<p><strong>The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast widespread rain and thundershowers for Friday in various parts of the country, accompanied by a flash flood warning in vulnerable districts due to expected heavy downpours.</strong></p>
<p>Rain is likely in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), northeastern Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Kashmir, while hot and humid weather will prevail in other parts of the country, particularly Sindh and southern Balochistan.</p>
<p>Citizens are advised to take precautionary measures as windstorms, lightning and heavy downpours may damage vulnerable structures such as kacha houses, electric poles, billboards, solar panels, and parked vehicles.</p>
<h2><a id="islamabad" href="#islamabad" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Islamabad</h2>
<p>In Islamabad, partly cloudy skies are expected with a 40 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms.</p>
<h2><a id="khyber-pakhtunkhwa" href="#khyber-pakhtunkhwa" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Khyber Pakhtunkhwa</h2>
<p>In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, rainfall is expected in Chitral, Swat, Buner, Shangla, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Peshawar, and southern districts, including Bannu, Lakki Marwat, Dera Ismail Khan, Waziristan, and Tank.</p>
<h2><a id="punjab" href="#punjab" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Punjab</h2>
<p>Upper and central Punjab, including Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Lahore, Gujranwala, Sialkot, Faisalabad, Sargodha, and Jhan,g are expected to receive rain-wind/thundershowers.</p>
<p>Southern Punjab districts such as Dera Ghazi Khan, Layyah, Bhakkar, Multan, Bahawalpur, Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu, Lodhran, Toba Tek Singh, Pakpattan, Vehari and Sahiwal may witness rain with isolated heavy falls.</p>
<h2><a id="sindh" href="#sindh" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Sindh</h2>
<p>Sindh will remain hot and humid, though isolated rain is possible in Tharparkar, Umerkot, and some coastal areas during the evening or night.</p>
<h2><a id="balochistan" href="#balochistan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Balochistan</h2>
<p>In Balochistan, isolated rain-thundershowers are likely in Barkhan, Musakhel, Zhob, Khuzdar, Lasbela, and Awaran, while the rest of the province will remain hot and humid.</p>
<h2><a id="kashmir-and-gilgit-baltistan" href="#kashmir-and-gilgit-baltistan" class="heading-permalink" aria-hidden="true" title="Permalink"></a>Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan</h2>
<p>Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan are likely to experience cloudy weather with rain and thunderstorms, with heavy falls expected in some areas of Kashmir.</p>
<p>The authorities have urged citizens, particularly in flood-prone areas, to remain vigilant and avoid unnecessary travel during heavy rains.</p>
<p>The emergency services and local administrations have been put on alert to deal with any untoward situation.</p>
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